On 3/29/20, to...@tuxteam.de <to...@tuxteam.de> wrote: > On Sat, Mar 28, 2020 at 06:35:04PM +0100, Pierre Frenkiel wrote: >> hi, >> I have the following problem with fetchmail: >> fetchmail: timeout after 300 seconds waiting for server >> imap.gmail.com. >> here is my .fetchmailrc > > If I followed correctly, you're trying to access gmail at > the "traditional" imap port (that's 143). There is nobody > there answering the calls. Try imaps (i.e. 993), either through > fetchmail's option "-P 993" or "--service imaps". > > Perhaps you'll have to play with options --ssl (and possibly > with --sslproto, although that's improbable). See manpage. > > And, oh, I agree with the others. Try to avoid Google as > your mail provider.
Poking my nose in again. I CC'd on this one because (I think I remember) there being that request. I'm WAY behind on everything so just now found this that had bounced back in response: +++++ FROM: postmas...@outlook.com<postmas...@outlook.com> Sun, Mar 29, 2020 at 3:08 PM TO: ButterflyBytes Delivery has failed to these recipients or groups: *******@****** Your message wasn't delivered. Despite repeated attempts to deliver your message, the recipient's email system refused to accept a connection from your email system. +++++ Message went on to say I should try a phone, yada, grin. To the OP who started this, maybe playing around with multiple email addresses is throwing a kink in things? OR NOT. Decided it should be mentioned since this was just found. Please be safe out there, everyone................ PS As an afterthought, my Gmail has been just a tiny bit "hinky" today. Takes several refreshes for pages to load after they.... *timeout* in Firefox ESR browser. Seemed also worth noting. :) Cindy..... -- Cindy-Sue Causey Talking Rock, Pickens County, Georgia, USA * runs with a fresh refresh of birdseed *
